New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-25
CHALLENGING THE GOVERNMENT.
MR.. GLADSTONE ASKS WHAT JUsTlFlE
COERCION.


THE MINISTRY CHANGES ITS TACTICS.
LONDON, March 24.-In the House OF Commons TINS
evening the debate the motion for urgency for the
coercion bill was resumed BY Mr.. Gladstone. He re-
terred to the I'M recedented" position of the House,
which had already sat two months. during which, ne
said its independent initiative had been suppressed.
en- now the Conservatives cxuted the prospect
of passing motion forcing The House to an aosoiute
surrender of its whole time until bill OF an extremely
severe character bad been carried. Inc House "as
threatened with a frequent application OF closure y
debates were protracted. No greater calalnlty cou9
beiall the House tnan this sort OF pressure IL w9ua
sap the authority OF the char and bring tDe proceu ITO
rules into disrepute He had more Parliamentary
lite than any other man i'll the House. Dat he never
knew OF so grave tae OF anafs was h,ch Il per
sisted In would leave behind sense oil ihtoieraoio
wrong. A.. u,.o ,ror,d
not be borne patiently. The position OF affairs now
was very diderent from that when tho coercion o vi
1881 was passed There were no papers pelore 'he
House now there any indication 0i the nature
of the proposed Government measure. hcretoore in
asking special legislation for dealing with c'ime IN
Ireland Ministers mad tried to show that the teiioie
nrcvolence of crime threatened social order was
that the case now No The House had been toid
that the lumber OF aGrarin offences prior to the pas
saoco Mr. Forsters Coercion Actexcerdcd the highest
number SINCE Crime thea. however, was OF dlherent
character from that which the Government now
sought to check. The present crime CONSISTED III com
blona to obtain reduction OF rent irish cheeIsl
Even the evidence which the Government put before
the House showed that this crime WAS restricted 10
demands Tor lust abatements of rents. Never had any
former Coercion Act been resisted by majority OF the
members from Ireland. Checrs.l Now there was was
protest against coercion from an overwhelming
| majority of the Irish members. Cheers. Had the
u yernmen, any just clam for demanding coercion or
urgency for new rcpressve measure AIter aPpoan'.
| ing "a commission to examine on tho spot the REM
question aud the evils arising om the land laws me
Go, ernment put aside the recommc 1dailons o,
| the commission and asked Parliament for increased
power to make the laws stu more offensive 10 tue se
eral of the people. Irish cheers. -, ...
General Blllers evidence proved that the tenants
VI piyinc ANXIOUS t. paw that therc vas
no general against the payment OF rent put
only con bind effort to ob'Hin fair rents Inc iri'h
ueaple wrrr APT 80 follow the examp consthnuy SET
| by Others and zee what they could make out o eN-
elusive dealing lChcers The Government sa'o hal a
contracts shuuld not DO broken vet Sir Baliour while
reaching the doctrine of the sanctiy oil CONTRACTS
was coiug 20 introduce bill! breaking lrasehod con-
iract, adjusted under the Land Act OF 1881, Just as
the judicial rents we're. IL lot to viniicate the
sanctty Of contracts nor TO rcPress widespread OUT
bre TX of crime that the Government now demanded
cuer ion for ireland OF whatever nat're the Govern,
mcut should tnrn out to De- II wac tue duy OF
the Liberal, now " he'her in minority or ID majority,
! to refuse urgency. lie trusted thar the people oi
England Won the Liberals united IN oppo-ing
ths illomcn-d measure the last stage. and that the
Liberal members would rng out he voices oi Ju-tlce
and reason against "a Government which after eighty
ak wears OF experience preparing. under the
nams of statute of Parliamcnt 10 strike tresh DO"
the life and happiness o Ireland aud at the pros
rerity contcnimcut and unity OF the Empire
Mr. Gais,oac'- dcnunciatioa of the of cosnre to
tn debates the urgency motion huh cocich
bi forced the Government 10 reconsider the SUBJECT
/ The Ministry decided 20 permit prolOngatlon OF the
dscu,son but wall insist that the ii"u'e ioiego lir
Easter vacation unless the coercion b % passed oe-
tore the HOLIDAYS section of the Gladstonitn party
| ia discopicnted with ir Gladst0nes h1ifveile1 ap-
proyal OF the Plan Of CatnI al II. The Euglish Home
Rncra aud the Parnellitcs are dcllgbtcd with the
| speech. 80, IN
Mr. Balfour IN introducing the coercion bill, will re-
s,oud 10 Hr Gad-onc's challenge 10 the Government
10 state what crime exists that in trs the adoption 'i
the measure. The Dublin Executive has prenarei
statement which il desgncd To assist Mr Baiioar IN
| proving that the Plan of Campaign il now being
| directed against tradesmcn who arc creditors OF
| farmer. eongnr TO the National League. The Par.
netea will nsntain that h" Plan is stnctly o"nhned
| TO arrangements respecting rents
In response 10 q circular ask'n' thor views on tho
snbieot Tho Irish Wesleyan ministers, With -x cHccp
tons have replied that thcy are op9O-cd 10 Home
Rule.
Sir Michael Hicks. Beach has gone to Cologne.
cuAuBt RtAIS AIM, 4 BLOW At THE LEAGUE.
Mr. Chamberlan condemned the attitude OF those
Who without knowing the nature OF the bill. refused
I, give an opportunity to introduce, and discuss it,
Who wns it told them ireland blOcacd the way This
being admitted. why reiu-e urgency Tor tne I ou
ExOeri.ucc showed that th" former remedial measures
lad failed Of their object The condition oi ireland
| was ~ btd Admitting that previous coeLcNc
acts had not removed the discOntcn they had al least
| resulted in the maintenance ol order ana outward
re,pcct for the law Admitting that the present DIS
| order wa. of only limited extent was that reason
why it should be allowed To continue Moreover tloy
must remember that the machinery of intimidation
/
| necessary. Cheers
He agreed that il the most urgent duty OF the
| Government TO deal with the land question at the
earliest possible moment hut hn thought that the
| Government unjust accused Of vagucness with
reference to their proposals, recause they could not he
expected develop them motion Tor urgency. IL
would be better Tor the administration ot justice 10
| I 30 the remedial measu. es announced. IL was DO
say that the bii wac TO secure the collection
of excessive rents. lie hoped the Government would
press the remedial bill in tho House OF Lords 40 1t
coud pass the House OF Commons before the Criines
= bill. II the Land bill made Il undue demand OH tho
British taxpayer he shoald himself oppose It, IL.
| thought there would be difficulty in dealing with
the whole Of this great subject during the present ses-
zion. Could tho House reasonably ask more lie
referred to the Houses action 1882 as precedent
Tor asking precedence Tor the Crimes b He believed
nobody would deny that secret societies existed III Ire
land. IL still: lis own opinion that no remedial
measures would have chance of success While the
National League was supreme. [Minsteria! cheers.
The Government would not fulfil their duty II they
faed.o protect the OF the people IN their rights
as ci izens. lie concluded 10y quoting from speechrs
| by Messis Gladstone and Morley 10 show that both
were ~ har Ln,ny with the now pursued by tho
Government whlc he trusted the majority OF the pco
| pie approved.